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Part 19Entry, removal and detention powers

Meaning of “place of safety”

300Meaning of “place of safety”

In this Part of this Act, “place of safety” means—

(a)a hospital;

(b)premises which are used for the purpose of providing a care home service (as defined in section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8)); or

(c)any other suitable place (other than a police station) the occupier of which is willing temporarily to receive mentally disordered persons.